Richard Herring's Six Degrees of Wikipaedia Bacon

[Belmit]

OK, so the game doesn't have an official name, but the idea is to get from one pre-determined Wiki page to another in the least number of clicks. The current challenge on the Collings and Herrin podcast is to get from La Cagoule (French fascist anti-communist group) to Frank Bruno. Richard Herring did it on his first try in seven or eight clicks (has to be links within the text of the article).

You can either try that (I'm about to), or we can try a different one!

[Belmit]

My first attempt:

1. Hand grenades
2. Pyrotechnics
3. Queen
4. Elton John
5. Spice World
6. Frank Bruno

:D

[Wryel]

Do they all have to be wikipedia links?

[Garp]

Easy:

La Cagoule:
1. Bayonet
2. Hand to Hand combat
3. Combat Sport
4. Boxing
5. Frank Bruno

[divine]

Do they all have to be wikipedia links?

Yeah.

The point of the game is getting from one wikipedia page to another by clicking on links present in the articles.

[Belmit]

Easy:

La Cagoule:
1. Bayonet
2. Hand to Hand combat
3. Combat Sport
4. Boxing
5. Frank Bruno

Very nice!

[Garp]

Alternative challenge..

Marilyn Manson --> Hu Jintao

[divine]

I did it in one click.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cagoule#Organization_of_the_Cagoule

I just clicked on

"Frank Bruno Hotlink - Frank Bruno"

:D

I win.

[Belmit]

Marilyn Manson --> Hu Jintao

Marilyn Manson
1. Charles Manson.
2. Capital punishment.
3. China.
4. People's Republic of China.
5. Hu Jintao.

[Garp]

I did it in one click.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cagoule#Organization_of_the_Cagoule

I just clicked on

"Frank Bruno Hotlink - Frank Bruno"

:D

I win.

Hmm.. methinks that is 'cheating'

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[Daz]

I almost had Manson -> Jintao through Beavis and Butthead but it didnt pan out :(

Try Lemon curd (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon_curd) to Jeremy Clarkson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Clarkson). Small starting point makes it a lot harder.

[Fayshun]

Lemon curd
Liqueur
ethanol
Biofuel
Henry Ford
Ford Popular
Jonny 69

Bugger!

[Daz]

:D

That turned out to be boring/easy:

Lemon Curd
Jam/Fruit preserves
European Union
Italy
Automobile Industry in Italy
Alfa Romeo
Jeremy Clarkson

[Haly]

I went:
1) Lemon Curd
2) Dessert
3) British English
4) Yorkshire
5) List of People from Yorkshire
6) Jeremy Clarkson

:D

[Creature]

Someone try Banana to October Revolution.

[Wryel]

Yeah.

The point of the game is getting from one wikipedia page to another by clicking on links present in the articles.

Ok, just thought that maybe it wasn't as there are always external links.

[semi-pro waster]

Someone try Banana to October Revolution.

You can just about do it with: Banana - Banana Republic - Absurdistan (this link is at the bottom of the page not in the main body of the article) - Soviet Union - Russian Revolution of 1917.

Or doing it properly - Banana - European Union - Russia - October Revolution.

How about Angel - Koala? I've got no idea of the ease for that one as I haven't tried it yet.

[divine]

You can just about do it with: Banana - Banana Republic - Absurdistan (this link is at the bottom of the page not in the main body of the article) - Soviet Union - Russian Revolution of 1917.

Or doing it properly - Banana - European Union - Russia - October Revolution.

How about Angel - Koala? I've got no idea of the ease for that one as I haven't tried it yet.

Angel
Animal
Mammal
Marsupial
Koala

[Jonny69]

Lemon curd
Liqueur
ethanol
Biofuel
Henry Ford
Ford Popular
Jonny 69

Bugger!
WTF? Am I referenced on Wikipedia?

[divine]

WTF? Am I referenced on Wikipedia?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonny69_(Forum_User)

All there...

[iCraig]

Try Lemon curd (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon_curd) to Jeremy Clarkson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Clarkson). Small starting point makes it a lot harder.

Lemon Curd
Tea (meal)
United Kingdom
BBC Two
Top Gear
JC

[Mel]

By the way, you are all officially 2 degrees of separation from Kevin Bacon, just by knowing me.

Me -> knows Kenny Loggins -> writer/performer of Footloose song for the movie that of course Kevin Bacon starred in, and has also played on stage with the Bacon Brothers (his band he has with his brother)

So... congratulations :p

[Chuckles]

Richard Herring is my fav comedian. Is there a podcast of this?

[Jonny69]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonny69_(Forum_User)

All there...
Argh you git, almost got me there :D

[Belmit]

Richard Herring is my fav comedian. Is there a podcast of this?

Collings and Herrin - Andrew Collins and Richard Herring podcast.

If you subscribe on iTunes you can download all of them [up to about 20 now]. It helps to have listened to them from the start to get the injokes [I arrived late and had to download and listen to about ten at the start!] but each week it's mainly just topical banter so you can start with the most recent if you want.

If you do that though you probably won't get any of the references to Andrews mum being a ****ing idiot, panda hands, Lion Man, bumming or oat-milk.

Apologies for the square brackets, my nine key is broken.